Are paid Anti-viruses better than free ones?

lhstud10 · 12-31-2006, 06:37 AM

Are they? Post your opinion here.

Redbull{wings} · 12-31-2006, 07:06 AM

no, free anti-virus can be just as good as the ones you pay for example-Norton vs almost any free program, but there are some good paid ones I just think you can find something just as good for free

Motoxrdude · 12-31-2006, 08:14 AM

Nod32 is a really good paid ati-virus, while AVG is good as well, but free.

jimmi039 · 12-31-2006, 01:14 PM

nah man they always say "the cheaper something is the worser it is(in this case free), and the more expensive something is the better it is

so obviously you get more advantage from 1 that you pay 4 then 1 that u get 4 free

StrangleHold · 12-31-2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmi039

so obviously you get more advantage from 1 that you pay 4 then 1 that u get 4 free

Tell me how this is true?

JamesBart · 12-31-2006, 03:54 PM

no, from what ive learned! it just seems that paid anti virus offers you a few more advantages that you dont really need. and plus stick with free as its free :-)

burnitdown · 12-31-2006, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmi039

so obviously you get more advantage from 1 that you pay 4 then 1 that u get 4 free

No

Bobo · 12-31-2006, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmi039

nah man they always say "the cheaper something is the worser it is(in this case free), and the more expensive something is the better it is

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmi039

so obviously you get more advantage from 1 that you pay 4 then 1 that u get 4 free

No. Definitely not.

Both Avast and AVG are better than Norton in all facets of existance.

Ku-sama · 12-31-2006, 05:25 PM

free for me

Nevakonaza · 12-31-2006, 05:33 PM

I dont think paid ones are actualy better than the free ones.

I will always stick with either Avast or AVG free as they work great.

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12-31-2006, 06:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
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12-31-2006, 08:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
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12-31-2006, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
jimmi039 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: somewhere between heaven and hell Age: 17 Posts: 15	nah man they always say "the cheaper something is the worser it is(in this case free), and the more expensive something is the better it is so obviously you get more advantage from 1 that you pay 4 then 1 that u get 4 free __________________ .:SYSTEM:. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Fujitsu siemens 17 inch Monitor .:COMPUTER:. gateway intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz 2.93 GHz, 504 MB of RAM Last edited by DCIScouts; 01-01-2007 at 08:40 AM.

12-31-2006, 05:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,783	I dont think paid ones are actualy better than the free ones. I will always stick with either Avast or AVG free as they work great. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 WDC 400GB Sata II + 120Gb Slave = 520Gb total Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate X64\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

12-31-2006, 03:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,351	no, from what ive learned! it just seems that paid anti virus offers you a few more advantages that you dont really need. and plus stick with free as its free :-)

12-31-2006, 05:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	free for me

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